Ishmeet Mr Halsey media coursework 2

Deutschland 83 case study Introduction: Reviews and features Read the following reviews and features on  Deutschland 83 : The Guardian - Your next box set: Deutschland 83 The Guardian - Deutschland 83 Pity the Germans don't like it 1) Find one positive aspect and one criticism of  Deutschland 83  in the reviews. Positive-- " It’s a perfect moment in a near-perfect series. " Criticism-- " The odd situation is that after decades of being seen as boring and ugly, Germany has found a way of making people abroad think it is cool and sexy – yet Germans don’t like it. I think I see why. " 2) Why does the second Guardian article suggest the Germans didn't like the show? By focusing the story around Martin Rauch, a young East German border guard going undercover in the west, it doesn’t just make the viewer empathise with a Stasi agent on a human level – in the way The Lives of Others did – it makes us engage with the socialist regime’s worldview, in which a military

Marxism & hegemony: blog tasks Task 1: Mail Online review of Capital 1) Re-read the  Mail Online review of  Capital . Why does it suggest that  Capital  features a left-wing ideology? Capital features a left-wing ideology as it shows the different characters from different cultural backgrounds as positive, and as the audience we are made to feel sympathy for them, instead of hating them. Capital included issues that happen in real life, such as immigration. 2) Choose  three  quotes from the review that are particularly critical of  Capital  and paste them into your blog post. Do you agree with the criticisms? Why? " The hardest worker on the street was an illegal immigrant, determined to pay her way and not touch a penny of benefits.  She was deported, though she did find time to teach English to some of her fellow saints at the detention centre. "--  This only further demonstrates how immigrants are viewed as the most ambitious people, driven to work hard and be paid reg

Capital: Case study Reviews and features Read the following review and feature on  Capital : Guardian review by Sam Wollaston   London Evening Standard: five things you need to know about  Capital 1) What positive points does the review pick out about  Capital ?  What criticisms are made - either of the TV drama or the original novel? The cast is brilliant--  As mentioned, Toby Jones – well on his way to true national treasure status – leads the way as investment banker Roger Yount, imbuing what could easily have been a predictable character with a weary warmth. It’s more complicated – and more interesting – than just wonderful and terrible. It’s not just a brilliant allegorical portrait of London. There are stories to tell, the postcards keep coming, then DVDs, someone really WANTS WHAT THEY HAVE. So, obviously, that’s not every single aspect of London, but Lanchester – and in turn Peter Bowker and Euros Lyn, who have adapted and directed so excellently – have managed to squeeze an in